Fence guard



Deco I M. M. FAlRCHIl-D El AL FENCE GUARD Filed Dec. 17, 1924 PatentedDec. 15, 1925.

U ITED STA MINER M. rarnonrnn AND GEORGE J. NIX, or rosnYvILIjn,mnIAn'Af rnnon ocean Application filed December 1" 192a. Serial No.756,589.

T all whom it may concern: a

Be it known that we,-l\l1Nnn M. FAfrnorrILD and G-Eonen J. Nix, citizensof the United States, residing at Poseyville, in the county of Posey,State ofIndiana, have invented a new and useful Fence Guard; and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to fence guards of the type used inconnection'with wire fences and has for its object to provide supportingbrackets for a guard wire, which brackets are formed from pivotallyconnected members adapted to be attached to fence posts for supporting aguard wire spaced from the fence for preventing cattle from rubbingagainst the fence.

A further object is to provide the horizontal members of the bracketswith spaced apertures for the reception of a pin on which the otherbracket members are pivoted, and which pin and apertures allowadjustment of the bracket members in rela tion to each other forsupporting the guard wire at various elevations, or above the fencewhere it will not interfere with a plowing operation adjacent the fence,consequently allowing close plowing to the sides of the fence.

A further object is to provide the outer ends of the horizontal membersof the brackets with wire receiving slots disposed at an angle otherthan a right angle to the horizontally disposed members, therebygripping and holding the guard wire when it is straightened after beingplaced in the slot.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of aconventional form of wire fence show-- ing the device applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of the supporting brackets.

Figure 8 is a top plan view of one of the supporting brackets.

Referring to'the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a fence post of aconventional form of fence,1and to; which post may be secured in anyconventional manner fence wires 2. It has been found that live stockwill breakfence wires and'otherwise damage the fence, and to obviatethis difficulty a guard wire-8 preferably provided with bobs 4is'provided. Guard wire 3 is supported spaced from the fence by means ofbrackets 5 and consequently the cattle will be prevented from gettingclose to the fence and damaging the same. Brackets 5 are secured to theposts 1, and extend outwardly therefrom. Each bracket 5 comprises anoutwardly extending horizontally disposed arm 6, the inner end of whichis secured at 7 to the post 1, and the outer end of which arm isprovided with a wire receiving slot 8, at an angle otherthan a rightangle to arm 6, and through which slot the guard wire 3 is passed to thetransversely disposed wire receiving aperture 9. By disposing the wirereceiving slot at an angle other than a right angle it will be, seenafter the wire has been slightly bent or twisted and passed throughthe'slot to the aperture 9, the wire will be held against upwardmovement.

Pivotally connected to the arm 6 and preferably on a removable pin 10 isa clownwardly and inwardly extending brace arm 11, which brace arm isconnected at 12 to the fence post 1, and it will be seen that the bracearm will thoroughly and positively support the horizontally vdisposedarm 6.

By providing the removable pin 10, it is obvious that the brace arm 11can be easily detached from the arm 6 and moved to a position where thepin 11 will be received in any of the apertures 12 of the arm 6 forsupporting the guard wire 3 at various elevations and particularly forsupporting the wire above the fence as a whole when it is,

desired to plow close to the fence, and at which time the guard wire maybe easily and quickly positioned above the fence by simply removing thepin 10, moving the horizontal arm 6 upwardly and replacing the pins 10through the upper ends of the brace arms 11, and one of the apertures 12in the arms 6. It will also be seen that the device may be easily andquickly returned to normal position as shown in Figure 1.

From the above it will be seen that a fence guard wire bracket isprovided, which mav be easily and quickly applied to fence posts,

constructed in a manner whereby the wire supporting ends of the arms 6may be positioned at different elevations, and at the same time thebracket attached to the side of the post, thereby allowing said bracketto be attached to the post adjacent the lower ends thereof, and theguard wire positioned relatively close to the ground for protecting thefence from smaller animals, for instance hogs.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful isA guard Wire supporting bracket carried by a fence, said bracketcomprising an outwardly extending arm secured to the side of a fencepost and provided with a plurality of apertures, an angularly disposedslot carried by the outer end of said arm and through which a guard Wireextends, a brace pivotally connected to said arm and detachablyconnected thereto through one of the apertures thereof, said braceextending downwardly and inwardly and connected to the side of the post,said brace having its end which is connected to the arm obtuselydisposed and bifurcated.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

MINER M. FAIRCHILD.

GEO. J. NIX.

